Privacy policy
Status: 12.02.2025
A. General information
1. data protection at a glance
General information
In the following, we inform you in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations about which personal data we process in the context of
- your visit to our website:
- the use of the contact form
- the job application
(hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Website”), for what purposes and on what legal basis we use this data and how we use it to optimize our services for you, and about your rights as a data subject.
2. who is responsible for data collection on this website?
2.1 The controller within the meaning of Art. 4 No. 7 GDPR is
RTZ Rohr-Trenn-Zentrum GmbH
Wurmberger Straße 30
75446 Wiernsheim
Tel. +49 (70 44) 9 15 70 – 0
E-Mail:
2.2 Data protection officer
You can contact the data protection officer as follows (e-mail address) or via our aforementioned postal address with the addition “For the attention of the data protection officer”.
3. types of data processed, categories of data subjects
3.1 Type of data processed
- Inventory data (e.g., customer master data, such as names, addresses)
- Contact data (e.g., e-mail, telephone numbers, mobile numbers)
- Content data (e.g., text entries, photographs, videos)
- CRM data, in particular customer history and customer statistics
- Usage data (e.g., pages visited, interest in content, access times)
- Meta/communication data (e.g., device information, IP addresses)
- Information about your preferences and preferences
- Applicant data
- Data processing by third-party providers
3.2 Categories of affected persons
- Visitors and users of the website and online offers
- Customers, interested parties and business partners
- Applicants
(In the following, we also refer to the persons concerned collectively as “users”).
4. purpose of the processing
We use your personal data
- To provide the website and the online offer, its functions and content
- For cookie consent management
- To identify you as a contractual partner
- For responding to contact requests and communicating with users
- For the assertion, enforcement, exercise or defense of and against legal claims and legal disputes, as well as for the detection, investigation and prevention of criminal offenses
- For security measures
5. provision of the website and log files
(1) If you use the website for information purposes only, i.e. if you do not register or otherwise provide us with information, we only collect the personal data that your browser automatically transmits to our server. If you wish to view our website, we collect the following data, which is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure stability and security (legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR):
- IP address
- Date and time of the request
- Time zone difference to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- Content of the request (specific page)
- Access status/HTTP status code
- amount of data transferred in each case
- Website from which the request originates
- browser
- Operating system and its interface
- Language and version of the browser software
(2) The IP addresses of users are deleted or anonymized after the end of use. In the case of anonymization, the IP addresses are changed in such a way that the individual details about personal or factual circumstances can no longer be assigned to a specific or identifiable natural person, or only with a disproportionate amount of time, cost and manpower.
6. disclosure to third parties
(1) As part of the hosting of our website, your data processed by us will be processed by the hosting company working for us, IONOS SE, on the basis of an order processing contract,
Elgendorfer Str. 57, 56410 Montabaur, Germany.
(2) If third-party providers are used, the data will be transmitted to the extent described herein.
7. storage period
We process and store your personal data as long as it is necessary for the fulfillment of our contractual and legal obligations. We delete your personal data as soon as it is no longer required for the above-mentioned purposes. Personal data may be stored for the period during which claims can be asserted against our companies (statutory limitation periods of three or up to thirty years). We also store your personal data insofar as we are legally obliged to do so. Corresponding proof and retention obligations arise from commercial, tax and social security regulations.
8. automated decision-making, profiling
In principle, we do not use fully automated decision-making in accordance with Article 22 GDPR to establish and conduct the business relationship.
9. contact form
(1) If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.
(2) This data is processed on the basis of Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR if your request is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR) if this has been requested; consent can be revoked at any time.
(3) We will retain the data you provide on the contact form until you request its deletion, revoke your consent for its storage, or the purpose for its storage no longer pertains (e.g. after fulfilling your request). Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular retention periods - remain unaffected.
10. job advertisement
(1) We advertise vacancies on our website. We collect, process and use your personal data to process your online application. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 sentence 1 lit. b) GDPR. Your online application data will be sent directly to the management by e-mail. Suitable technical and organizational measures ensure that your personal data is treated confidentially in accordance with the statutory provisions.
(2) Please note that the transmission of data by e-mail is unencrypted and the data could possibly be read or falsified by unauthorized persons. You are welcome to send us your documents by post. Your personal data will be automatically deleted at the end of the application process, but at the latest after 6 months, unless you expressly consent to further storage.
(3) As part of your employment, you must provide the personal data that is necessary for the establishment, execution and termination of the employment relationship and the fulfillment of the associated contractual obligations or that we are legally obliged to collect. Without this data, we will not be able to execute the employment contract with you. Any additional data may only be processed by us within the framework of the balancing of interests in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR, within the limits of the consent given to us and within the framework of existing legal provisions.
B. Data processing by third-party providers
1. consent to the use of cookies.
In order for our website to function properly, we use cookies. In order to obtain your valid consent to the use and storage of cookies in the browser you use to access our website and to properly document this, we use a consent management platform: CookieFirst. This technology is provided by Digital Data Solutions BV, Plantage Middenlaan 42a, 1018 DH, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Website: https://cookiefirst.com referred to as CookieFirst.
When you access our website, a connection is established with the CookieFirst server to enable us to obtain valid consent from you for the use of certain cookies. CookieFirst then stores a cookie in your browser in order to be able to activate only the cookies to which you have consented and to properly document this. The processed data will be stored until the specified storage period expires or you request the deletion of the data. Notwithstanding this, certain statutory retention periods may apply.
The legal basis for the processing is the consent given to us (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR).
We have concluded a contract with CookieFirst for data processing on our behalf in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
2. which cookies do we use?
Details can be found at the following link: https://www.rtz.net/en/cookie-policy
C. Your rights
With regard to the processing of your personal data, you have the following rights, provided the legal requirements are met:
I. Right to information (Art. 15 GDPR)
II. right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
III. right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”) (Art. 17 GDPR)
IV. Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
V. Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
VI. right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
Pursuant to Art. 21 No. 1 GDPR, you have the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to processing of your personal data which is based on Art. 6 (1) (e) or (f) GDPR, including profiling based on those provisions. Pursuant to Art. 21 No. 2 GDPR, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes, including profiling, insofar as it is related to such direct marketing.
VII Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 (3) GDPR)
VIII Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77 (1) GDPR).
D. Final provisions
1. links to other websites
(1) Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties that are not covered by this privacy policy. These third-party websites have their own privacy policies and may also use cookies or other tracking technologies. The respective operator or the person designated as responsible for the corresponding website is responsible.
(2) The links to external websites are checked by us before linking. However, we have no influence on whether their operators comply with data protection regulations. If we become aware of any violations or infringements, we will remove the relevant links immediately.
2. safety
We have taken various technical and organizational measures to ensure an appropriate level of data security when processing your personal data.
In order to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your personal data, we have taken the following technical and organizational measures, among others (list not exhaustive):
- Encryption of personal data
- Pseudonymization of personal data
- Consistent application of the “need-to-know principle” (access to your personal data is strictly limited to those employees who need access to fulfill the contract and provide customer service)
- Employees and service providers are obliged to maintain confidentiality
- Implementation of numerous security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, loss or alteration
- The service providers commissioned by us are contractually obliged to guarantee the same appropriate level of security.
All technical and organizational measures used by us always correspond to the “state of the art”. We have taken technical and organizational security measures in accordance with Art. 24, 32 GDPR to protect your personal data from loss, destruction, manipulation and unauthorized access. All our employees and all third parties involved in data processing are obliged to comply with the requirements of the GDPR and to handle personal data confidentially.
3. changes to our privacy policy
We reserve the right to change our security and data protection measures if this becomes necessary due to technical developments or legal changes. In such cases, we may also adapt our privacy policy accordingly. The same applies if we offer new functionalities or change service providers. Please therefore note the current version of our privacy policy.